Cigarette dispenser



Filed Aug. l5, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l a HIMO f. @E l E) u F..\.......mm........... ,f, u N\\ Filed Aug. l5 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3mm M'czael Hna Patented Sept. 4, 1934 UN .ETEDv STATES 1,972,591*V Y CIGARETTE DISPENSER- Application August 15,-

17 Claims.-

This invention relatesv to the classy of dispensing devices and pertains particularlyV to a deviceefor discharging or dispensing cigarettes individuallyl The primary object of the present invention is to provide a new andnovel device designedfor' application to a cigarette stand or to a table, by means of which `cigarettes maybe singly dis-I charged through the top ofthe table upon whichr` damaged and for preventing-the same piling up" 15:; in such a` manner asA to interfere vwith theirfree'k movementJ and individual ejection.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the i'ollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingg drawings forming part ofthis specification, with the understanding, however, that the' inventionis not conined to any strict conformity withf the showing of the drawings but may be' changed or` modied so longv as such' changes or modi'cations 25;;'rnark no material departure'from thesalient features o the invention as expressed in the ap*- pended claims.

In the drawings':

Figure 1 isa View in sideelevation'o'f thedevice 30gy embodying the present invention, showing in section a portion of a tabletop towhichf the device is attached.-

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on the' line' 2 2 of Figure 1, with portions ofthe device giybroken away.

Figure 3 isa view inhorizonta'lsection' taken substantially onthe line 3 3 of Figurelh Figure 4 is a detail sectional View takenl onthe line 4 4 of Figure 2.

5 5 of Figure 1. y

Referring now more particularly to the draw,-

ings wherein like numerals indicate 'correspond-i ing parts throughout the several views', the nu- 45 rneral l indicatesa portion vof asupporting struc-A Avture in association Ywith whichv the device ern-iY Figure 5 is a sectional viewvtaken onV the lineY bai' 20 with one end of which isintegrallly formed" Theunit 3 Vcomprises av tube l4 which is securedV Ashu'elot; N.- H;` 1933, sriai No. 685,254

(ci. 3ra-75) to and passesvthrough' a plate' 5 which is secured, as shown in Figure' 2, to the' underside of the top 1 soA that the upper end ofthe tube'may project 'through a suitable opening in the table top.

This tube 4 increases slightly in diameter from its upperend downwardly and its lower portion, a substantialdistance beyond the supporting plate 5, is cut out to form an open side 6' by means of which open side the cigarettes are introduced int-o1` the tube.

Along one edge of the cut out opening. there is secured and extends forwardly fromfthe tube 4 the arcuate wall plate 7 which extends downwardly to the bottom endof the The wall of the' tube 4 has an opening 8 there: through which faces or is directed outwardly' through theopening 6 and` directly-above this opening 8;there is lsecured to the backof `the tubeV the bracket 9 having an aperturel through* which-extends an-operating plunger rd 11.'- This` 1od-'eXte1ids upwardlyand passes through an*` opening` 12 in the table top V1 and` surrounding the1 rodandA located between the vplate 5 and the" bracket 9 is a coil spring 13, the lower end of whichl rests upon theI bracket while the upper'end is's'e' cured' to the rod andi normally tends'to urge the' saine'upwardly. The`r upper end of the rod 11 is provided with a button1 -or head1-4 by whi'chthe71V actuation of the rod is made niore'convenient.-

Securedf'to thelower end ofthe ro'd 11 beneath ther bracket 9 is a'bifurcated' foot 15 and to the upper end of this foot is pivotallyatta'ched at thepoint` 16; the rpointedr iinger 17 which'passesY through theopening Sinto the tube; as illustrated in- Figure -2 Extendingacross the opening is a bar 18fwhichprevent's the escape of the free' upperend of the riingerY 17 when the plunger rod 11 is forcedl downwardly in theloperation of the mechanism.V

Secured across the back of the wall-plate '7 is the right angularly extending arr'n' 21l which pro-v jectsfacross the free edge ofthe wall-plate 7 asi1" 'lustrat'ed-in Figures.' yWiththeother end ofthis bar20`; there are integr-ally formed the connecte spacedf platesv` 22 Awhich arel disposedl against and whiclrthe `opening 6 faces'.- The connectionbetween these plates isv at thetop edges of' the same.

asshown in Figure 4, and oscillatably mounte ser neath the longitudinal center of the tube `4 van carries the platform 25.

The furcations of the bifurcated foot 15 are disposed upon opposite sides of the plates 22 and each of these furcations has secured to its outer side at a point normally well above the pivot 23, one end of a tension spring 26. The other ends of these springs are connected with the outer end of the cigarette projecting arm 24 by means of the cross pin 27 illustrated in Figure 3. At the lower end of each ofthe furcations of the foot 15, there is secured to the outer side thereof, rthe spring arm 28, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

Extending downwardly from the lower edges of the plates 22 are the ears 29 between which a pivot pin 30 connects and oscillatably mounted upon the pin 30 is a lift lever 3l which has mounted transversely of one end, which terminates beneath the foot 15, the bar 32. The other end of this lift lever 31 connects with one end of a link 33.

Forwardly of the ears 29, the lower edges of the plates 22 havey another set cf ears depending therefrom, which are indicated by the numeral 34 and between these ears is disposed a pivot Vpin 35 upon which is oscillatably inountedone end of `a trough 36 which extends along'the lower part and parallel with the wall plate 7. To this trough 36 is pivotally connected the other end of the link 33 as illustrated in Figure 2.

One of the plates 22 which positions at the vliside ofthe tube opcning' remote from the wall plate 7, has a bearing arm 37 extending therefrom and through this arm and the arm 21, there passes the rock shaft 38.

This rock shaft 38 parallels the wall plate 7 ;`rod.11, a rocking motion will be imparted to the shaft 38; To the end .of the shaft V38 is rigidly secured the upright arm .4l and to the upper end ofthis arm is pivotally connected one end of a link rod 42.

atits top and at its bottom, the Ybottom opening beinglaterally directed and having connected with the' lower edge thereof the chute 44, -the edges of which are provided withr the low upstandi ing walls 45. The top of the hopper 43` is provided at .Opposite edgeswith outwardly extend.-

ing anges 46 and the under side of the table top l ing this supporting flange 47 is a plate 48 upon which are mounted suitable swinging latches such as the one indicated at 49, Which'may be oscillatcd to a position to 4engage under the other hopper flange 46 and coact with the flange 47 inY suspend- Gut-ing the hopper in proper position relative to the unit 3. At either side of the hopper is disposed av guardplate 50`which is secured to the under side of the table top and which prevents lateral movement of the hopper as will be readily understood'.-V 3j.; The disposition of the hopper 43 is such that..`

the free end edge of the downwardly inclined chute is disposed at the side of the trough36 remote from the Wall plate 7 so that a cigarette may be dropped off of the chute into the trough by iAFi'hemechanism about to be described.

:wire-v and each is shaped to form a substantially lsemi-circular portion 52 from one end'of which The unit 2 consists of a hopper 43 .which is open sition for passage onto `the chute 44.

a radially directed arm 53 extends inwardly to the rock shaft to which it is attached. The other end of each of these semi-circular portions 52 is extended to form the inwardly and forwardly curving finger 54 which, when the rock shaft is in normal position, has its free end directed across the trough 36 in such a manner that a cigarette would roll therefrom into the trough. TheA curved or semi-circular portions 52 of these lifts .51 operate in slots 55 formed in the free edge of the chute 44 and the degree of oscillation of the shaft 38 is such that the ends of the curved portions 32 of the lifts from which the fingers 54 extend, will move beneath the top surface of the chute so that a cigarette lying thereon will roll forwardly over the fingers 54 to be picked up thereby when the shaft 38 oscillates back to tsnormal position.

Secured to thewall of the hopper 43 which faces the wall plate 7 are wire arms 55a which extend downwardly and terminate in straight portions 55,1 which are disposed parallel with the chute 44 and spaced therefrom a su'fiicient distance to permit only one kcigarette at a time to move down along the chute toward the lifts V51. Disposed transversely of the hopper wall to which the arms 55a are attached, is an oscillatable shaft 56 one end of which is formed to provide a crank 57 to which the other end of the link bar 42 is attached and to which is attached one end of a second link bar which is indicated by the numeral 58. Y

This second link `bar has its other end connected with the crank 59 Vof a secondrock shaft carried by Ythe hopper and which is indicated by the numeral 60, This second shaft is oscillatably mounted uponA the wall of the hopper opposite that upon which the shaft 56 is mounted and the angular extension of the cranks 57 and 59 is such that when the rock shaft 38 is oscillated, they .will both swing in the same direction, one swingying over its centerof oscillation and the other rswinging under.

the wall of the hopper to which the shaft 56 is attached and into the lower part of the hopper and coacts with the segmental members 61 to give the necessary shaking motion to the cigarettes disposed in the hopper, to prevent the cigarettes from packing or getting out of proper po- In the operation. of thepresent device, the plunger rod 131 is forced downwardly and ythis brings the springs 28 into engagement with the bar 32 which is carried bythe trough actuating arm 31. The first depression of the rod 11 renieves the cigarette fromthe hopper chute 44 'and places it inthe trough 36. YThe plunger 11 is then "released and returns to its former position.` When the plunger 11 is again depressed.

the cigarette inthe trough is lifted tokupright positionA over the vplatform 25 and is then ejected through the tube 4 bythe snap-up action of ther armQY`When`the`plunger1l'is again released and 'moves upwardly, another cigarette is taken by Vthe elements 51f from the hopper chute and placed in the trough. This .operation continuesvas soon as there are cigarettes in the hopper. `In other words, each depression ofthe plunger l1 empties the trough `36` byfe'jecting a cigarette and' each upward-motion of 'the plunger lplaces another 55n operate to prevent the cigarettesfpilingup:`

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' hopper,. mechanismfrfortransferring .as cigarette v from horizontal.l position. in: .the-hopper to `Ver body.4 covering-f lthegdispenser, meansv for. removand; propelling .it ftherethrough.: to and.- for. re-

rette-,length from-thetopeof they tube 4. When the plunger.,A 11 is.-.depressed..the. linger 1FL-moves I out ofzthe` dotto-permita cigarettetotpass f-lt,

but. returns againto the interior; ofthe, tube through.- the slot, when the. plunger is released.

Asthe plunger llsmovesiupyvard, the-lingen 17 moves .,with; it inthe-slot,A When 'the plunger; issat rest, vthe fnger 17.k has l.pushedanjw cigarette thatI may .-be. in;` its way/upward. so that: the top- Y ofthe cigarette. projectsfapproximatelythree quarters .of- 1an` ,inclu above. thetop .orf/outletend of the tube 4;. Thisacticnioffthe finger. is -not necessary in: the `.case of y aperfectcigarette. but only, when. an ill-shaped :cigaretteis ejected;

The straight; terminal portions. 55h of lthe farms one .upon the-other uponfthe chute- 44. By: this means, they .are -keptsmoving `.singly .toward thev lftsff51.

claimed is 1. l A.cigarette,.- dispensing .devices comprising aY hopper, al tubulardischarge elementv throughH which ,acigarette is designed vtopass endwise in a direction transverselyt to fthecigarettes inI the tical. position in ...thee tubularY` discharge body, means for. forcibly; projectingv the cigarette throughthe tubular-body, andfa single'actuating "means for operating the cigarette transferring means andthe, ejectingmeans.` f

2. In a cigarettedispenser; ahopperfa tubular: body- Aopen :at reach endaand. .designed to have one,,endxzextended.throngh..a table-"top or other- 3.,;In ,a cigarettezdispenser, a-.hcppen' a tubu-v lar..body;,designe d tohaveone endex-tendsthrough a table topqfromgthegunder: sideethereof and directedttransverselygto ther cigarettes `:in the hopper, an elementvmovableiin: and` longitudinally;

ofgtheqother end ofitheatubular bodygymeans for imparting; a. snap actionqtoiV saidf e1ement,wmeans.-

.fortransferring` ,a cigarette-from-.the #hopperandl disposingit1verticallyintheitubulan body onend; upon said .means,. and; `means gforxactuating-J the;

saidfmeansbyfwhich-the cigarette',.ejectingtmeans is coni'ttolledrA each Lend;` and further being 3. open 'throughout-r a portion of one.sidegfrom;theglowenend,:a carry,- ing element adapted to move a cigarette into vertical. positionningitheitube through the open side of the latter, means for transferring a cigarette from the hopper to the carrying element, and means for imparting a quick push to the -`lower end of the cigarette in the tube for `ejecting the same through the upper end thereof.

5. A cigarette dispenser, comprising a hopper, a tubular body disposed vertically adjacent the "wf-hopper, said body. being open at each end and Having thus,.described.myinvention, what` is.-

4. A ,cigarette dispenser; comprising4 a hopper v designed :toghavev cigarettes arrangedhorizontally, therein;-, a vertically y disposed tubular frbody. adjacent Vzthe.-hom-2er,z said-tubularbody -beingppen-atf f perito saidztrough, a pivotallyimounted armihav# ing .one enddisposed'- inthe lower endl of thestube having. a portion.` ofLv its sidewopen from-.the lowerV end, a trough member` fpivotally; mounted-aironeend adjacent the lowerend` of the tubularbodw means for swingingr saidtrough upwardlyintothe open side ofthe tubularbody; means: for-- transferringha cigarette from..the,hopperfto-'saidf trough whenthe y latter is` in .horizontalf position, 1 and means in: the lower end ofthe tubular body; operative to striketheulowerendofa: cigarette disposed therein A to eject the latter through `theU upper end-A of s the body.

6.' A Vcigarette dispenser,vv comprising a hoppen arranged.V to have-cigarettes disposed horizontally therein, a verticallydisposed tubular bodyhaving an opening in Aits side adjacent-itslower ends and having its upper end-operr-means for trans ferring av cigarette-'from` horizontal. positiony inf.- the hopper to verticalv positionfin--the' tubular body through the open side r thereof, Aand;k means for imparting a quick push to the lower endaoffV the cigarette to eiect its-ejectmentthrough Ythe upperend-of the tube.

7. A cigarette dispenser, comprisinga hopper,V a vertically disposed tube openat-its -upperz endand having a side wall opening, amovablecar-'lofV lower end of-r the tubefontofwhicha cigaretteisi-105sA placedv'vertically-bythe-carrier, anopera-tingele-g ment for shiftingl said?. carrier to f verticaliposi` tion, and means operating inradvanceof. thepoh:

' sitioning of-the carrier vertically toforcibly'ejectv a. previously deposited cigarettef from v,thev open-i;

opening,` said hopper having an outlets adjacent Y115;?.- the lower end of theitube; a pivoted*carrierde.

signed to-move from-a normallyshorizon-talfto,a

vertical positionv to disposey ajcigarette verticallyin the tube, means operative to.'transfer=afciga rette from the outlet. offthjerhopper onto 1 said NU* plunger in advanceof the-.completion ofi-thelmoveiment` ofsthe .carrientotvertical position tol eject ai previouslyr deposited.'cigarettethroughthea open.'y end. of the tube.

9; Aicigarette-/dispensenf comprisingta hopper; a".

normally vertically; disposed dischargetube openk rlf;

at its upper end and having a side wallfopening'. through which a:y cigarette is: -introduced,fsaid hopperhaving a discharge opening dispos/edf ad jacent 1 the lower end. of the tube, ai. troughlike Y fromv a horizontal: positionv` tof-a vertical positionv krelative to saidfopening, means `foi-"ftransferring` a cigaretteffrom the outletopeninglofthe hope ing member, and means coupled with the operatg-` I ing member whereby said trough will be raised and said cigarette transferring means will operate upon the return of the trough to horizontal position to transfer a cigarette thereto.

10. A cigarette dispenser, comprising a hopper 1501 cigarette carrier y-pivotallymountedfor` movement having a `bottoni outlet, a chute leading down wardly from theoutlet, a vertically disposed tube open at its lupper 'end vand lhaving a side Wall lopening-and disposed adjacentthe lower end of the chute, a trough Vpivotally mounted at one end adjacent the lower'end of the tube and normally horizontally disposed across the lower edge of the chute, arock shaft disposed across the end of the chute, elements carried by Athe rock shaft for transferring a cigarette from the chute to said trough, an operating plunger,c'onnecting means between the plunger and the rock shaft for actuating the latter,means made operative by the plunger after a predetermined period of movement 'for' raising said trough to vertical position beforesaid tube side opening, and means niade operative by said plungerin advance of the Inovenient of the trough for ejecting through the open `v-end of the tube a cigarette previously disposed thereon.

11,'A cigarette dispenser, comprising a hopper having a bottom outlet, a chute leading down wardly from the outlet, avertically disposed tube ylopen at its upper end and having a side wall open- 4*ing anddisp'osed adjacent'the lower end ofthe chute, a trough pivotally mounted at one end adjacentthelower end of the tube and normally horizontally disposed across the lower edge of the chute, a rock shaft disposed across 'the end ofthe chute, elements carried by ythe-rock shaft for. transferring a cigarette from' the chute to said trough, an operating plunger, connectingY means between the plunger and the rock shaft for actuating the latter, means made operative by the plunger after a predetermined period of :move-v ment for raising said trough to Vertical position before said tube sidevopening, a pivotally niounted arin'lfiaving one end disposed in the lower end of the tube for invernent longitudinally there- "of, and spring means' connecting said plunger `said plungerior transferring a cigarette from the hopper to verticalposition in the tube and fory ejecting-from the tube a cigarette previously positioned therein, and means operated by and :simultaneousiy with they operationoi the plunger for agitating the cigarettes in the hopper to prevent packing.

13. A cigarette dispenser, comprising a hopper having a bottoni. outlet opening, a vertically dis posed tubulaibody `'adjacent the `hopper having its upperendopen anda side wall opening, an

operating plunger, mechanismoperated by said plunger for transierring a""cigarette. from the hopper tovertical position in the tube and for ejecting frorn the tubea cigarette previously positioned therein, a pair .or shafts `oscillatably Ymountedupon the hopper, connecting means be-k tweenthe shaits and the* plunger whereby the deposited therein.V i

the outlet end of the tubular body.

17. A :dispenser for bodies of the vnature of shafts will be rocked upon the actuation of the' plunger, and elements carried by the shaftsand disposed -in the hopper for engaging and agitating the cigarettes 'tol prevent packing.

14.111 a cigarette dispenser, a cigarette -'re-' ceptacle, supporting 'means' for the receptacle, said receptacle-having an outlet through which cigarettes disposed horizontally therein pass by gravity, a tube having an open end and disposed vertically adjacent said receptacle, saidtube having an inlet opening, -shiftablerneans arranged adjacent said receptacle and said tube `for ref ceiving a 'cigarette'froin the receptacle and transferring itv in vertical 'position into the tube through the inlet of the latter, a plunger operativelymounted adjacent the tube, -and means operable byV and simultaneousiy with the actuation of saidplunger for actuating'said cigarette transferring means and yforcibly ejecting upwardly througlrthe tube acigarette previously l5. In a cigarette dispenser, aho'pper adapted to contain cigarettes in horizontal position and having an outlet, a tubular body having an open discharge end andvr having an elongated opening in thewall extending from adjacent the opposite endJ a carrier osciliatably mounted adjacent the lower end of +he tubular body for movement relative to the said wall opening thereof, means for receiving and -transierringa cigarette iromvthe outietof the hopper to said carrier, and means :for actuating the carrier-whereby the received` cigarette will be up vended to position verticaliy inthe tubular body and to simultaneously eject from the tubular body 'a previously'deposited cigarette.` Y

16. In a cigarette dispenser, a tubular body adjacent the outlet endV whereby the body may be secured to a supporting'stru'cture such'as' a table' top with the open end projectingthrough the structure, a' hopper, rneansffor securing the hopper 'adjacent-the tubular body'to theunder side of the supporting structure, rnieansror dis- :chargingcigarettes from the hopper inlhorison-y Atal position, and manually actuatedA progressively operating means for receivingfthecigarette from the hopper, vertically positioning and niovingther into thev tubular body through the 'entrance opening thereof and ejecting itvertically cigarettes, comprising a receptacle having a discharge opening through which the bodies `may pass horizontally,v a tubular body disposed Verti- .having an outlet vend and an entrance` opening, `a collar iorined integral with thetubularbody' 125 through callyadjacent thereceptacle, means forv transv ferring a body froini the receptacleto vertical position in the tubular body, a reciprocable actu'- ating element 'for Vsaid transferring means, and

springlactuated means which isset by the re'- ciprocable member and released for the ejection oa previously deposited cigarette from' the tubular-body in advanceof the transferral of another cigarette theretofrom-'the receptacle. v

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